Archive for month: February, 2015

Date: Saturday, 21 February 2015 – 10:00am – 12:00pm Nearly New Sale – Goslings Pre-School fundraiser Planning a clear out or after a bargain? Please come and support this event to raise money for toys and equipment for children at Goslings Pre-School. If you would like a stall, please put £6 inside a sealed envelope together with your contact details and post it to Heather Brooks, 52 Cambridge Road, Ely CB7 4HT Cost: Admission is 50p per adult and free for children. Contact: Heather Brooks Telephone: 07927 630813 Website: Event details Location The Lantern School Nene Road Ely CB6 2WJ United Kingdom See map: Google Maps

Date: Saturday, 21 March 2015 – 7:00pm – 8:30pm Ely Sinfonia: Island and Hereward – 21st March 2015 Jeremy Harmer, Narrator Conducted by Steve Bingham 100 years ago, World War I was raging across Europe. As a tribute to those who gave their lives, Ely Sinfonia presents a concert that takes in the whole community to play and sing the world premières of two major new musical works exploring the themes of war, resistance, conflict and resolution. Cost: £12, £10 (concessions) and £7.50 (under 17s) Contact: Ely Cathedral Box Office Telephone: 01353 660349 Email: box.office@elycathedral.org Website: Ely Cathedral Box Office Location Ely Cathedral Palace Green Ely CB7 4DL United Kingdom See map: Google Maps read more

With Stagecoach taking over the Norfolk Green AbsolutELY bus service in Ely from April, the service is to be renamed the number 15.

Last year, the service, which helps residents get to work, shop in the city centre or catch up with friends, had its financial support extended until February 2017.

With passenger numbers rising year on year – in 2012/13, the annual number of journeys was 40,285 and in 2013/14 this rose to 50,807 – East Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council agreed in Autumn 2014 to continue the service.

http://elyonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/eol-logo-1.jpg00Karl Bedingfieldhttp://elyonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/eol-logo-1.jpgKarl Bedingfield2015-02-13 14:40:432015-02-13 14:40:43AbsolutELY to become the number 15

Date: Saturday, 21 March 2015 – 7:00pm Ely Symphonia presents “Island and Hereward” at Ely Cathedral Ely Sinfonia will be taking part in an extremely special concert in Ely Cathderal. The orchestra will be playing two new commissions, in part developed by orchestra member Jeremy Harmer, which will feature choirs from the local area. Read http://www.elysinfonia.co.uk/home/the-island-project/ more for details about Island and Hereward the Wake which will be performed in March. For more information, please contact publicity@elysinfonia.co.uk . Cost: Tickets £12 adults, £10 concessions, £7.50 under 17 Contact: Ely Cathedral Box Office Telephone: 01353 660349 Email: publicity@elysinfonia.co.uk Website: Ely Cathedral Box Office Location Ely Cathedral The Gallery Ely CB7 4DL United Kingdom See map: Google Maps

Date: Tuesday, 12 May 2015 – 7:30pm Open Lectures on Pictures of Heaven and Earth: Art and Religious Experience in Contemporary Society The second in our series of five Open Lectures John Maddison, Artist and Art Historian 'A tower whose top is in the heavens': Medieval steeples and their builders The lectures take place in Ely Cathedral Free All welcome Contact: Ely Cathedral Telephone: 01353 667735 Email: visits@elycathedral.org Website: Ely Cathedral Location Ely Cathedral The Gallery Ely CB7 4DL United Kingdom See map: Google Maps

Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2015 – 7:30pm Open Lectures on Pictures of Heaven and Earth: Art and Religious Experience in Contemporary Society The third in our series of five Open Lectures Ben Quash, Professor of Christianity and the Arts, King's College, London Art: What is it good for? A theological response The lectures take place in Ely Cathedral Free Admission All Welcome Contact: Ely Cathedral Telephone: 01353 667735 Website: Ely Cathedral Location Ely Cathedral The Gallery Ely CB7 4DL United Kingdom See map: Google Maps